The safest house is one with no guns, public health experts agree. But if you must keep a weapon, here are some steps to reduce the chance that your child, or someone else's, will play with it — or worse. - Never keep a loaded gun around the house. - Use a trigger lock. - Lock the weapon in a gun safe. Store ammunition locked in a different location. - Keep the key to the gun safe with you at all times, including while you are at work. - If you use a... (GunPolicy.org)